eager

English

/ˈiɡɚ/, /ˈiːɡə/

adj
Definitions
  • (obsolete) Sharp; sour; acid.
  • (obsolete) Sharp; keen; bitter; severe.
  • Desirous; keen to do or obtain something.
  • Brittle; inflexible; not ductile.
  • (comptheory) Not employing lazy evaluation; calculating results immediately, rather than deferring calculation until they are required.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English egre derived from Old French egre derived from Latin acer (sharp, maple, sour, maple tree, biting, keen) root from Proto-Indo-European *h₂eḱ- (sharp, pointed, edgy).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*h₂eḱ-

Gloss

sharp, pointed, edgy

Concept
Semantic Field

Sense perception

Ontological Category

Property

Kanji

鋭

Emoji
🪒

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